Geoegb booth



G. BOOTH.

(No Model.)-

BATH.

A No. 324,293.

Patented Aug. 11, A13S-5.

ff/MM@ 74 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BOOTH, OFTORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO BOOTH St SON, OFSAME PLACE.

BATH.

SPECFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 324,293, dated August11, 1885.

Application filled September 22, i884. (No model.) .Patented in CanallaSepfeinber 30, 1884, No. 20,305.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that l, GEORGE BOOTH, of the city of Toronto, in the countyof York, in the Province of Ontario, coppersmith, have invented certainnew and useful A'Improvements in Baths; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The object of the invent-ion is to devise a ro simple and effectivearrangement of pipes and valves by which hot and cold water may beeither admitted into the bath at its bottom or into a pipe arranged toelevate the water to a shower-rose or wash hand-basin, and also to I5devise a wash hand-basin to overhang the bath, and preferably arrangedto receive ifs water and drain into the same pipes by which and intowhich the bath is supplied and drained; and it consists, rst, in placinga 2o four-way valve in the junction-pipe between the hot and cold watersupply pipes, and connecting thesaid fourway valve with a pipe arrangedto discharge into the bottom of the bath,and also with apipe arranged toelevatethe water, as specified, the said four-way valvebeing so arrangedthat communication withthe elevating-pipe is cut off during the periodwhen the passage-way into the bath is opened; and, secondly, in placinga handbasin over 3o the bath, preferably by pivoting the drainpipe ofthe basin on anelbow connected to and leading into the overflow-pipe ofthe bath, the said basin drainpipe being arranged to carry the basin,the whole being connected, arranged, and provided with all necessarydetail parts, substantially as and for the purpose hereinafter moreparticularly explained.

Figure l is a perspective View, showing the end of a bath provided withmy improve- 4o ments. Fig. 2 isan enlarged sectional detail of thefour-way valve and the pipes leading from it into the bath and basin.Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail, partially in section, showing the four-wayvalve and its connection with the 4 5 junction-pipe leading into the hotand cold water cocks.

In the drawings, the letter A represents a junction-pipe or passageway.lt is formed,`

as shown in Fig. 3, with two extensions, c a,

water from the hot and cold' water supply enters in the usual way. b bare extensions provided with openingsY directly opposite the openings inthe extensions a c. Each extension b is provided with a cap, throughwhich extends a threaded stem for operating the valve B, which valve,stem, and cap are of the ordinary construction commonly used. This pipeA is also provided with two central oriiices, c d, the latterexternally-threaded to re- 6o ceive the pipe D, which discharges intothe bath, while the former is threaded internally to receive the castingcl, which is provided with a cross-bar, c, having openings for thepassage of water, as shown in Fig. 2, and a central opening to receivethe stern of the valve O, as shown in Fig. 3. At its upper end thiscasting is externally-threaded to re ceive the coupling E', which may ormay not be made integral with the pipe E, which dis- 7o charges into thebasin F. The valve C, which is two-faced, is placed in the center of thepipe A, with its stem projecting through the pipe E, as shown, and isprovided with two seats, one formed above the pipe D, and the otherformed on the bottom of the casting d',

as shown in Fig. 3. The pipe E discharges into the basin F, or may bearranged to discharge into a shower-rose of the ordinary description.

G is an overflow-pipe extending from the l usual point to the maindrain-pipe H, which is shapedV substantially as shown, and connects withthe interior of the bath through the plughole I.

A trap, N, is placed, as indicated, in the pipe H, which is fixed, withthe other pipes, permanentlyto the bath, so that an ordinary tinsmithcan make all the connections after the bath has been placed in position.9o

J is a plug of the ordinary kind, which lits into a seat formed in theplug-hole I, the surface of the bottom of the bath, so as to leave roombetween the bottom of the bath and the top of the plug fora passage-wayto V Y provided with openings through which the 5o the inlet-pipethrough which the supply oi' fresh water is furnished to thebath isentirely distinct from the outlet-pipe through which the waste waterescapes.

\Vhen the wash-basin F is to be used in connection with the bath, Iusually form the waste-pipe K, leading from the basin F, substantiallyin the shape shown, and ot' surficiently-strong material to support theweight of the basin. The bottom end of this wastepipe K, I lit into theelbowshaped socket L, which leads into the overiiow-pipe G, and isperforated, as indicated, to allow the water in the bath to escape. Abracket, M, which is screwed to the top of the bath, forms a support orstay for the pipe, K, so that the said pipe may with safety be made toswivel in the elbow-socket L, for the purpose of adjusting the positionof the basin.

Although it will be preferable to connect the basin to the bath in themanner described7 it will of course be seen that a portion of the objectof my invention would be secured by simply suspending an ordinary basinover the bath, so that the basin can be used independent of the bath,while the bath not only serves as a bath,but also acts as a receiver forcatching any overflow water or splashing of the basin.

The four-way cock herein described may be used in connection with awash-basin provided with a shower-rose, in which case the pipe D woulddischarge into the basin and the pipe E into the shower-rose. i

What I claim as my invention isn 1. The drain-pipe II, overflow-pipe G,connecting with the interior oi the bath through the plug-hole I, andthe pipe D,arranged to dis' charge into the bath through the saidplughole I, in combination with a plug, J, seated in the plug-hole Ibelow the point where the pipe D connects with the said hole.

2. In combination with a tub, its overilow pipe, and a basin supportedover said tub, the waste-pipe K, connected to the basin F, andelbowsocket L, arranged to support the pipe K, and connect the same withthe tub-overflow-pipe, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

3. In combination with bath tub having a basin suspended tlieleovei-,aswiveled drainpipe, as K, supporting said basin and connecting the samewith the drain-pipe of the tub, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

4. The pipe A, provided with extensions a a and b b, said extensions b bbeing provided with a valve, B, as described,said pipe A having alsoorifices c d, the latter communicating with the pipe D, and the formerinternally threaded, in combination with the casting d, provided withopenings for the passage of water and the stein of the valve C, the pipeE, connected with said casting, and the two-faced valve C, provided withtwo seats, one above the pipe D and the other formed on said casting,substantially as described.

Toronto, August 22, 1884.

GEORGE BOOTH.

In presence of- CHARLES C. BALDWIN, JAMES LOMAS.

